In the wake of the election tide, the line of mayors of 4 townships in Miaoli County was embezzled by a fraud group.

(provided by the police)

[Reporter Cai Zhengmin/Miaoli Report] Miaoli County Police Bureau Xingda said today that the polling day for the local public official election is approaching, and the fraud group took advantage of the opportunity to use the candidate's photos and names to create a new communication software Line account and randomly add friends to the public , or directly stole the account of the candidate's communication software Line, falsely claiming to borrow money from the public for various reasons.

Xingda of Miaoli County pointed out that at present, Miaoli County has four people including the mayor of Toufen Luo Xuezhu, the mayor of Zhunan Town Fang Jinxing, the mayor of Xihu Township Gao Aci, and the mayor of Sanyi Township Lv Mingzhong, whose communication software Line accounts have been stolen or used. Facebook urgently informed relatives, friends and the public that the police have not yet received any reports of fraudulent remittances from the public.

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The police reminded that this kind of "fake relatives and friends borrowing" is a common fraud method, and during the recent election period, the fraud group faked the candidate's LINE account and actively contacted the public to commit fraud, which has seriously disrupted social order. We appeal to the public not to be gullible. If you receive information about borrowing or fundraising from unknown sources, keep in mind the anti-fraud secret "1 listening, 2 hanging, 3 verification", and you should immediately call the 165 anti-fraud consulting hotline for verification.

The Miaoli County Police also appealed to candidates or people who found that their personal names were fraudulently used to set up a fake LINE account. In addition to notifying relatives, friends and voters to avoid being deceived, they can also report through the official LINE channel and use the Line operation settings / My account Turn off the "Allow login from other devices" function, and change the password in a timely manner to avoid account theft, protect yourself and the public.